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Microsoft temporarily turns off OCR in Windows 11's Photos app

In late October 2024, Microsoft announced a big update for the Photos app for Windows 11 with two new major features: Super Resolution and Optical Character Recognition (OCR). After a month of testing ...
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Huge Microsoft Photos update adds amazing new web search with OCR-extracted text feature and makes AI options easier to access

Microsoft Photos is something of an unsung hero of the Windows app family. It is an astonishingly useful and powerful tool that Microsoft keeps quietly updating on an irregular basis. The latest ...

Making Local AI Available by 'Just Installing': A Windows App Design Fully Bundled with Gemma, llama.cpp, and OCR

At Shiro Lab, we have integrated local AI into three Windows applications.The configuration allows users to utilize the AI without needing to register for external AI services, obtain API keys, or ...
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Microsoft updates the Windows 11 Snipping Tool app with OCR, and brings powerful new features to Phone Link and Windows Photos

As ever, the Dev and Canary channels of the Windows 11 Insider Program are exciting places to be, bringing updates for not only the operating system itself, but also the bundled apps. The latest ...